Cancer center researchers may have uncovered the specific biomarker that causes Black women to get triple-negative breast cancer at higher rates than other women.
Medical sociologist Chloe Bird provides context on a report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that presents a roadmap to enhance the inclusion of sex and gender considerations in research.
Asians, non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics were significantly less likely than whites to use obesity-management medications to lower their weight compared with whites. The differences could not be fully explained by income or education level, health insurance coverage or clinical need.
A recent study reveals that socioeconomic status significantly influences the life expectancy of cancer patients in New South Wales, Australia. The research highlights a clear disparity, with individuals from disadvantaged areas experiencing a substantial reduction in life expectancy after a cancer diagnosis compared to those from more affluent backgrounds. This finding underscores the urgent need to address socioeconomic inequities in cancer care to ensure more equitable survival outcomes for all patientsno matter of patient’s socioeconomic level or where they live.
Cedars-Sinai has published a summary highlighting its research findings for December 2024.
A new study shows that when clinicians hear a patient described with negatively biased language, they develop less empathy towards the patient and, in some cases, become less accurate in recalling the patient’s critical health details.
Jamil Neme, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at SLU’s School of Medicine and director of the Concussion Clinic at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, said structural brain differences might explain why women and girls are more prone to concussions and experience longer recovery from injuries than men and boys.
A recent study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute demonstrates that mobile mammography is generally used by women otherwise unlikely to be screened, and thus is complementary to facility-based mammography rather than a substitute for it. Hence, mobile mammography could feasibly increase breast cancer screening rates, especially in traditionally underserved communities. This study, published in Clinical Breast Cancer, was based on 2.6 million women with Medicare fee-for-service insurance during the 2004-2021 period.
The federally funded pathway programs strive to increase diversity and equity in the cancer research field, a key strategy to reduce health disparities in the Chicagoland area and across the country.
The NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP) announces funding of a project that will underpin innovative research on optimal management of side effects secondary to treatment with poly ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi).
As a second wave of the viral disease looms, Rutgers Health researchers call for more studies on long-term immunity.
Cedars-Sinai Technology Ventures-led startup Gravidas Diagnostics Inc. has been awarded a $3 million federal grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop a first-of-its-kind, affordable, home-based fingerstick test for early detection of preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication.
The UCLA team will be presenting original research related to novel therapeutics, functional imaging, immunotherapy-related complications, socioeconomic disparities, and genomic interception strategies for patients with high risk for breast cancer recurrence.
The University of Kansas Medical Center is partnering with the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention to determine what treatments work best to help Black people to quit smoking. Their research is funded with a $10 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Using AI and such science as digital twins, Pitt and the Vizzhy co-founders unveil plans to combat disparities for girls and woman as nearby as Pittsburgh infant mortality and as far-flung as global health issues
Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) have uncovered compelling insights into the incidence of soft tissue sarcomas among U.S. active-duty servicemen, revealing significant age-related differences compared to the general male population. The findings shed light on the interplay between occupational exposures, healthcare access, and cancer risk, paving the way for targeted prevention strategies and future research.
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